title: [Gastrointestinal carcinoids and carcinoid syndrome: classification, diagnosis and therapy].
abstract: Historically, carcinoids have long been known as a morphologically distinct class of rare intestinal tumors which behave less aggressively than the more common intestinal adenocarcinomas. In recent decades refined methods in pathology improved our knowledge on the diffuse neuroendocrine system, leading to some confusion in classification and nomenclature of carcinoids. The World Health Organization (WHO) classification of endocrine tumors has cleared the definition of carcinoids. The Authors report on 7 cases of midgut carcinoid tumors and 1 case of carcinoid syndrome focusing on the newer approaches to the diagnosis, localization, and role of surgery and peptide therapy.
authors.affiliation: Istituto III Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Custureri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Urciuoli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oddi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Orazi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maturo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grilli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tarroni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Modesti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Iavarone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: I carcinoidi gastrointestinali e la sindrome da carcinoide: inquadramento, diagnosi e terapia.